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got up

VERB

mount; get out of bed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awake awaken climb stand

WEAK

arise ascend increase move up pile out rise rise and shine roll out scale spring out turn out uprise upspring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deaden go to sleep

Example Sentences

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Joshua Amissah got up from his seat in the witness box and stepped away from the interpreter by his side.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

When I got up to leave, she stopped me and said, “Thank you so much for talking with me this morning.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"But no, he just got up, took the acknowledgement of his team-mates. It was remarkable. Bravery and skill. There's everything in that goal."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“I got up on the riser, pulled the piano bench back a little bit — and it went over the side and I fell over backwards,” Troup confessed in a later interview.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

I tried not to panic as some of the boys got up, grabbed nets, and dived over the edge, those left in the boat training the flashlights on the water for them.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo